"I got my first job at 17 and worked mainly dead-end jobs at restaurants, in construction, and at mini-marts. I was a late bloomer and started college in 1993 at 30. I graduated with a bachelor's and a master's degree in communications and moved to Kansas to take a full-time position teaching at the community college level. The job offered a state program called KPERs, a retirement program with some matching. I participated and contributed a small amount, which started my retirement journey."
"I bought my first property in Washington in about 2012, which got me into real estate. I then sold it in 2019 for around $70,000 profit - it paid off all my old student loans, credit card debt, and car payments. I moved to Maine in 2022 and still taught remotely. I bought another property in Washington in 2021, sold it in 2023, and made a nice profit on it."
Dan Steven Erickson began working at 17 in low-wage jobs and started college at 30, later earning bachelor's and master's degrees in communications. He taught at community colleges across Kansas, Indiana, and Washington and participated in employer retirement programs with matching contributions. Real estate purchases beginning in 2012 generated profits that eliminated debt and supplemented savings. He relocated from Washington to Maine and then Tennessee for work opportunities, renting a condo to cover mortgage costs. Retirement savings grew to about $650,000 through matched plans and property gains, but he still feels insecure about retirement and regrets not investing earlier.
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